330 jobs go at Ilford Imaging

330 jobs go at Ilford Imaging

Nearly half the staff at Ilford Imaging lost their jobs yesterday in a move aimed at stemming losses at the troubled photographic materials supplier. Receivers Grant Thornton said the 330 job cuts increased the chances of finding a buyer for the Cheshire-based firm. Redundancies were spread across all departments to trim the workforce to 400.

Well, I've just bought a big pile of Ilford film anyway, which I went through during just 4 days on Dartmoor. My fingers are crossed!

"He took to writing poetry and visiting the elves: and though many shook their heads and touched their foreheads and said 'Poor old Baggins!' and though few believed any of his tales, he remained very happy till the end of his days, and those were extraordinarily long "- JRR Tolkien, ' The Hobbit '.

If anyone there reads this forum please know that we're thinking of you and wish you all the very best.

I think this sums up how many of us feel. Lets hope Ilford will be back with good news soon and those people who have lost their jobs do get re-employed. If I had the money I'd invest in them without a second thought!

Well, it's sad news for the employees - I've been laid off in staff reductions too. But it may be good news for Ilford. I don't know any of thier financial data, but generally, being able to reduce costs in part by reducing staff when in an earnings downturn is good for the company in the long run. While all of you socialists (ha!) on this forum may not like it, our having Ilford around does depend on it being a profitable company.
juan